As a younger brand, Armin Strom has been able to develop its formidable success over the years by pioneering timepieces that not only are visually unique, but also push the boundaries of traditional horology. A few days ago, we heard word that the brand was introducing a new model into its Mirrored Force Resonance collection with a little help from living horological rockstar Kari Voutilainen.
Kari Voutilainen at WatchTime New York 2017.
If you?re unfamiliar with resonance watches, that?s OK. They’re extremely rare due to the significant difficulties in production that goes into making them. Resonance timepieces generally involve two independent mainsprings, gear trains, escapements, and balances that are connected by a rack and pinion to allow exact tuning of the distance between each of them. When the two oscillators (all of the above combined) are beating in sync, they are able to find a concurrent rhythm in opposite directions that continuously averages out errors. Basically, the two ?resonating? balances offer higher accuracy, energy conservation, and overall better stability. The Armin Strom Mirrored Force Resonance with a guilloché dial
In 2016, Armin Strom developed the world?s first ?Mirrored Force Resonance? which works a little differently despite producing what is basically the same effect. The biggest change was the development of what Armin Strom?s Technical Director Claude Greisler coined as the “resonance clutch spring.? It took over two and a h...